#healthcare-ethics tag

Plastic surgeon off the hook for alleged COVID fraud, injecting kids with saline

A Utah plastic surgeon and three associates face charges for a COVID-19 vaccine fraud scheme involving fake vaccination cards and wasted vaccines.

Public health

fromThe Mercury News

fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk

Californians might never know if their doctor is an addict if bill passes

Assembly Bill 408 allows addicted doctors to enter confidential treatment programs, potentially compromising patient safety.

Public health

CCTV shows horrific moment carer abuses Bexley pensioner days before death

A carer was sentenced for violently mistreating an 88-year-old dementia patient, contributing to the situation leading to his death.

Parenting

fromThe Atlantic

fromwww.yourlocalguardian.co.uk

An Extraordinary Compromise of Medical Ethics

The case of Adriana Smith raises alarming ethical questions about the treatment of brain-dead patients in light of Georgia's LIFE Act.

St Helier operating theatre worker claimed he sexually abused girl, 4, as she slept

"The Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service has now decided that Stenning should be banned from the profession... the matters giving rise to it were serious..."

UK news

fromJezebel

Georgia Takes Brain-Dead Woman Off Life Support After Using Her Corpse as Incubator

"He's expected to be OK. He's just fighting. We just want prayers for him. Just keep praying for him."

Parenting

fromwww.yourlocalguardian.co.uk

NHS staff unsettled by patients filming care and posting videos on social media

NHS staff are increasingly concerned about patients filming their medical treatments for social media, risking confidentiality and compromising the dignity of healthcare environments.

Privacy professionals

UK news

South London nurse who sent colleague 'sexually motivated' WhatsApps struck off

Leonajar Bato Pulido was struck off for breaching professional nursing boundaries and engaging in inappropriate contact with two nurses.

Medicine

fromwww.bbc.com

Drugs-theft doctor struck off for second time

Dr. Babatunde Aranmolate was struck off for serious misconduct, including stealing medication and attempting cover-ups, to protect public safety.

fromAol

fromwww.independent.co.uk

Trump's surgeon general pick criticizes others' conflicts but profits from wellness product sales

Dr. Casey Means, Trump's pick for U.S. surgeon general, has criticized health systems for corruption, yet profits from promoting wellness products, raising ethical concerns.

Marketing tech

UK news

Paramedic told suicidal student he couldn't wait to have sex with her

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Healthcare

US nursing home employees: do you have information about UnitedHealth's nursing home practices?

UnitedHealth employees allege that safety was compromised to cut costs in Medicare Advantage ISNPs.

#assisted-dying

UK politics

Doctor criticises lightweight' assessment of impact of assisted dying

UK politics

MPs opposed to assisted dying criticise distasteful' Esther Rantzen claims

UK politics

Doctor criticises lightweight' assessment of impact of assisted dying

Assisted dying legislation may disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities, raising significant concerns about unchecked implications for minority and disabled populations.